Flying Ace - My Story by Jim Eldridge (Paperback, 2014)

Jack Fairfax is the 19-year-old second son of Lord and Lady Fairfax. The Fairfaxes are steeped in the military tradition, and don't approve of Jack's volunteering for the Royal Flying Corps. New-fangled flying machines are nothing to do with 'proper' warfare. Nevertheless, Jack takes to the skies in his Bleriot plane, and faces the skills of the German ace pilots over the Somme. When his best friend is shot down by one of them, he vows to avenge him...

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scholastic
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 2 Jan. 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN ‏ : ‎ 9781407136707
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 8 - 12 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13 x 1 x 19.8 cm